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Behavior Therapy Session With A Trained Technician

Colorado rates for HCPCS 97153

A trained behavior technician works one-on-one with a patient, following a structured plan designed by a supervising clinician, to teach skills and reduce challenging behaviors. This is billed in 15-minute increments and is commonly used as part of treatment for autism spectrum disorder and similar developmental needs.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Behavior Therapy Session With A Trained Technician cost?

$28.84

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $28.84 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $28.84 from a physician practice, and about $28.84 from a hospital or other facility.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$28.84$15.14 to $28.84
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$28.84$28.84 to $42.66

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $29 · 10th to 90th $20 to $76Professionalmedian $29 · 10th to 90th $15 to $35
$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $29professional $29

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$28.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$28.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$15.85
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$39.81
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$42.66
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$66.07
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
HO · Master's level
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$34.67
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$75.86
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$42.66
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$537.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$74.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
HM · Below bachelor's level
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$15.14
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
HN · Bachelor's level
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$16.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
HO · Master's level
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$19.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
HP · Doctoral level
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$19.95

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 4.5 times more in Wyoming than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Colorado· 5th of 51

$28.84

WY $48.98WV $10.96

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.